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we start tonight in syria. the damascus airport was reopened friday following fighting that saw international flights canceled thursday republics say they destroyed regular syrian army vehicles near the airport while syrian military jets bombed damascus suburbs that are the strongholds for the rebellan. the rebels have enjoyed a series of tactical successes in the recent weeks capturing air bases and military supplies. the rebels have also scored on the diplomatic front, as britain, france, turkey and the gulf cooperation council recently recognized their umbrella group the national coalition of syrian revolutionary and oppositional forces as the legitimate representative of the syrian people. and now the u.s. may go along as well 37 in washington today secretary of state hillary clinton was guarded as she discussed the rebel's recent successes. >> opposition in syria is now holding ground, and they are better equipped and more able to bring the fight to the government forces. i don't know that you can say that
we start tonight in syria. the damascus airport was reopened friday following fighting that saw international flights canceled thursday republics say they destroyed regular syrian army vehicles near the airport while syrian military jets bombed damascus suburbs that are the strongholds for the rebellan. the rebels have enjoyed a series of tactical successes in the recent weeks capturing air bases and military supplies. the rebels have also scored on the diplomatic front, as britain, france,...
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as has been observed, syria will explode out, not in. as the turmoil and flood of refugees have created mayhem in turkey, jordan and other surrounding nations. now with fears that president syria's president basher al-assad will use chemical weapons our rhetoric has been definitive, saying use would cross red line and spark immediate response. now most now agree as i do, that we have to do much more. joining me now is james jeffrey former u.s. ambassador to iraq, turkey and albania who previously served on the national security council as assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser and joe cirincione president of plowshares fund and author of " "bomb scare." thank you for joining me tonight tonight. >> our pleasure. >> how do you assess the changing dynamic in syria where the forces seem to be gaining an upper hand and assad is playing defense. >> you're right on target. what we've seen in the last few days, especially around the north, rebel forces taking over entire regimental and larger headquarters and military ga
as has been observed, syria will explode out, not in. as the turmoil and flood of refugees have created mayhem in turkey, jordan and other surrounding nations. now with fears that president syria's president basher al-assad will use chemical weapons our rhetoric has been definitive, saying use would cross red line and spark immediate response. now most now agree as i do, that we have to do much more. joining me now is james jeffrey former u.s. ambassador to iraq, turkey and albania who...
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. >> joining me now to help us understand what this means in syria and the larger context of the middle east, from the hoover institution, one of the most astute observers of middle eastern politics. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much, governor. >> eliot: is this recognition by president obama too little too late or appropriately calibrated calibrated. >> you stole my line. it's too little, too late. it doesn't matter what the obama administration is doing. we waited 21 months. 40,000 syrians were killed. thousands of syrian versus fled to turkey, iraq and jordan. many are refugees. the city has been completely leveled to the ground, and now we come, we offer this recognition, it's very lame. >> eliot: will we be in position to affect the outcome. let me state this as a premise. i take it as a premise that assad will fall at some point. his civil society is fallen. do you accept that premise. >> it was a year ago when the obama administration said bashar is a dead man walking. a year later we can see that this may be the end game, but it has nothing to do with what we do a
. >> joining me now to help us understand what this means in syria and the larger context of the middle east, from the hoover institution, one of the most astute observers of middle eastern politics. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much, governor. >> eliot: is this recognition by president obama too little too late or appropriately calibrated calibrated. >> you stole my line. it's too little, too late. it doesn't matter what the obama administration is doing....
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the middle east is quite simply still a mess from syria to iran, yet the arc of progress as it is said does appear to be moving in the right direction. fourth, just because i can't resist coming back to this issue, at least briefly our financial system is still from out with structural problems and behavior that cut away at the core integrity of the fiduciary duty that should define financial transactions. from insider trading to libor bid rigging to analysts shelling for ipos they have an interest in it continues. it is par
the middle east is quite simply still a mess from syria to iran, yet the arc of progress as it is said does appear to be moving in the right direction. fourth, just because i can't resist coming back to this issue, at least briefly our financial system is still from out with structural problems and behavior that cut away at the core integrity of the fiduciary duty that should define financial transactions. from insider trading to libor bid rigging to analysts shelling for ipos they have an...
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one from syria itself. our u.s. officials are telling reporters that there's evidence that syria has loaded precursors to chemical weapons on to bombs at airstrips. >> bill: what does that mean? >> sarin nerve gas is probably the agent that assad is most likely to use. deadly nerve agent. made of a combination of chemicals. once mixed it lasts for about 60 days in toxic form. a couple of drops of this stuff on your skin will kill you. >> bill: this is what they used in the japanese tunnel. >> sarin was invented in -- you're right. in the tokyo subway, killed 12, injured thousands. that was a crude device. they were dispersing it in paper bags with little fans. sarin was invented by the nazis at the end of world war ii. never used in world war ii but this is still quite deadly stuff. and just a couple of days ago we thought we might be past this point. president obama used a speech at the national defense iewfersity to turn to the camera and give a live warning. assad, if you use this, there will be consequences. it
one from syria itself. our u.s. officials are telling reporters that there's evidence that syria has loaded precursors to chemical weapons on to bombs at airstrips. >> bill: what does that mean? >> sarin nerve gas is probably the agent that assad is most likely to use. deadly nerve agent. made of a combination of chemicals. once mixed it lasts for about 60 days in toxic form. a couple of drops of this stuff on your skin will kill you. >> bill: this is what they used in the...
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per se but generally basic to issues syria should come to an end to be. and. for the syrians to start building their own democracy the big word on everyone's lips as regards egyptian foreign policy is sinai what on earth is really going on there when of course then i needs to be secure as a part of egypt and the sovereignty of egypt to be supported so why all this talk of a deal with the palestinians of us i've no vested trying to help to put a scene is one thing to do to affect the sovereignty of egypt is another thing from all points of view humanitarian point of view economical to your political point of view that we have to do as we are i'm so happy for the resolution that you know that the but there's an assembly this should be part of the foreign policy of egypt also but the point of course if you took this to effect conciliation between. the hunt hamas within the but as yet i can fight and the west has to change its position on that and not to oppose this conservation we were talking about syria but the same is also an issue that has to be. attended to
per se but generally basic to issues syria should come to an end to be. and. for the syrians to start building their own democracy the big word on everyone's lips as regards egyptian foreign policy is sinai what on earth is really going on there when of course then i needs to be secure as a part of egypt and the sovereignty of egypt to be supported so why all this talk of a deal with the palestinians of us i've no vested trying to help to put a scene is one thing to do to affect the sovereignty...
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zamzam bargo against syria saying it wants to pump more military hardware into the war torn nation. the new arab spring revolution could be rivaling in the gulf for numerous opposition groups you lied to kuwait waving the ruling dynasties iron fist response an ever more intense a street protests. and the british royal couple's joy of expecting their first baby is marred by a shocking nurse suicide but on the radio prank call for the magazine probably a good jumping down the media's throat. you're watching your g. live from moscow with me to bob would say good to have you with us the softening in a tough standoff between egypt the leader mohamed morsi and a thousand strong army of his opponents it looks like the president could throw in the towel first most these aides claim there's a high chance of one of the key opposition demands will be met that being a delay to an approaching referendum on a controversial islamic led constitution want this from cairo based reporter bell to. the referendum for the experts abroad has been postponed until wednesday in addition the justice minister
zamzam bargo against syria saying it wants to pump more military hardware into the war torn nation. the new arab spring revolution could be rivaling in the gulf for numerous opposition groups you lied to kuwait waving the ruling dynasties iron fist response an ever more intense a street protests. and the british royal couple's joy of expecting their first baby is marred by a shocking nurse suicide but on the radio prank call for the magazine probably a good jumping down the media's throat....
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the issue is in countries like syria. the money is much smaller, and the checks and balances that what is the media or the democratic process, and other civil society associations and power centers is absent, completely absent. so even though the pot is smaller, divided in an even much more an equitable way, leading to resentment that will push people to the streets as opposed to the more sort of, you know, democratic countries where these things happen but there is a threshold, economic, and some democrat mechanism kicks in at a certain point, so it's important to not think that these willfully occur and the federal. >> so professor haddad, what about the globalization of the syrian economy? if a marriott wants to open in damascus or something like this, is there, is it just purely private? or is there a state role? >> it's actually been quite close into the 1980s. after the 1990s, early 1990s you begin to see the centers open up. the issue with places like syria is that you can open up such centers and there are in exis
the issue is in countries like syria. the money is much smaller, and the checks and balances that what is the media or the democratic process, and other civil society associations and power centers is absent, completely absent. so even though the pot is smaller, divided in an even much more an equitable way, leading to resentment that will push people to the streets as opposed to the more sort of, you know, democratic countries where these things happen but there is a threshold, economic, and...
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and even when his predecessor as envoy to syria kofi annan went to syria to effect some sort of cease-fire. they have never taken hold and the fighting continues unabated and with all the international pressure the last few days look at the staggering death toll in the past week and you can see that it is really not making an impact on the ground there in syria. >> thanks so much. >>> back here at home, the big focus is on the fiscal cliff. washington has less than 48 hours to make a deal before billions in tax increases and spending cuts take effect. senate negotiators stayed late into the night trying to work out a plan that would pass a vote. both houses of congress would convene later this afternoon in a rare sunday session. in his weekly address, the president took his message directly to the public calling for congress to come together to pass a deal. >> for the past couple months, i have been working with people in both parties with the help of business leaders and ordinary americans to come together around a plan to grow the economy and shrink our deficits. it's a balance plan. one
and even when his predecessor as envoy to syria kofi annan went to syria to effect some sort of cease-fire. they have never taken hold and the fighting continues unabated and with all the international pressure the last few days look at the staggering death toll in the past week and you can see that it is really not making an impact on the ground there in syria. >> thanks so much. >>> back here at home, the big focus is on the fiscal cliff. washington has less than 48 hours to...
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what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in libya and we see obviously elements of muslim brotherhood as part of the syrian lives. you see it going on in jordan. this neighborhood for israel is getting uncomfortable. used to be surrounding israel were some some cases with the exception of jordan, either cool pieces or hostile in the case of syria and lebanon. but they were controlled by basically nonreligious dictators. now we have dictators as you're seeing more doing in egypt, dictating a new constitution. but now you have sharia law and radical islamists who have a thee logical re
what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in...
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groups and steps out to down the use arms embargo against syria saying it wants to pump more military hardware into the war torn nation. also you are exporting revolution could be a ripening in the gulf numerous opposition groups are united in kuwait upgrading their reading to mrs on this response an avenue intended for the screw crowd to head. out of the british royal couple's joy of expecting their first baby is not by a shocking murder suicide for them every day a prank call with an anger public trumping down the media road. and this is all see coming to life for most co hello and welcome to the program in the time standoff between egypt's leader mohamed morsi and the thousands strong all they are his opponents it looks like the president could throw in the towel fuzzed morse's aides claim there is a high chance of one of the key opposition demands will be met that being a delay to an approaching referendum on a controversial islamic led constitution well this knob from cairo based reporter. the referendum for the experts abroad has been postponed until wednesday in addition the ju
groups and steps out to down the use arms embargo against syria saying it wants to pump more military hardware into the war torn nation. also you are exporting revolution could be a ripening in the gulf numerous opposition groups are united in kuwait upgrading their reading to mrs on this response an avenue intended for the screw crowd to head. out of the british royal couple's joy of expecting their first baby is not by a shocking murder suicide for them every day a prank call with an anger...
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from syria then. apart. these two and in fact fight one another but at the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to decide. from. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a caught up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria within an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands nonetheless person will be pushing ahead this week seeking an amendment. a number of syrian rebels have created a new unified military command to better coordinate the insurgency in syria but so far it's only cause even more division a spokesman from the free syrian army which was in attendance denounced the new authority as saturated by islamists and by one's control from outside syria meanwhile benevolence is mobilizing to page up missile batteries to send to turkey joining germany and american units there to guard a
from syria then. apart. these two and in fact fight one another but at the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to decide. from. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a caught up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria within an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands...
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this has turned into a tragedy in central syria. dozens of people are said to have died at the bakery was hit by a government air strike. this is as they arrived in damascus for more talks aimed at ending the violence. >> panic, chaos, anger. this is the aftermath of what the opposition says was an air strike carried out by a syrian fighter jet. the observatory for human rights says those killed and wounded were queueing outside a bakery. only five days ago it was under the control of government forces. in the rebels recently opened a new battlefront and this region of hama. territorial gains mean little when the states still have superior firepower to strike back. the information minister said the government is willing to engage a in dialogue but the other side is not. >> i have a general advice to those powers that reject. time is getting short. curry and move on to work on a political -- hurried to move on to work on a political solution. this is my advice. >> defiant words and defined actions on the ground. the opposition believ
this has turned into a tragedy in central syria. dozens of people are said to have died at the bakery was hit by a government air strike. this is as they arrived in damascus for more talks aimed at ending the violence. >> panic, chaos, anger. this is the aftermath of what the opposition says was an air strike carried out by a syrian fighter jet. the observatory for human rights says those killed and wounded were queueing outside a bakery. only five days ago it was under the control of...
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and lebanon being between syria and israel, and of course syria itself being on the border of israel, lebanon, iraq, south of turkey, you're not going to be -- you cannot be the switzerland over the middle east. are going to have outside influences which usually exacerbate the situation and lengthen the time of the civil war. >> and so let's talk a little bit now, shifting the perspective, to the personal connections that you have to the house of assad. i would love for you to give us a good feel for, who is this man who is the president and how did he change over the time that you've known him? seems like there was a definitive time around 2005-2006 that you say he shifted. please walk us through that. >> again, i first started meeting with president bashar in 2004. i found him to be very welcoming, very unpretentious, self-depricating even, and i never saw him in the mold of a moammar gadhafi or saddam hussein. that's the group he is associated with these days and not a very good group to be associated with. and many people who have met all three -- i did not immediate gadhafi or sa
and lebanon being between syria and israel, and of course syria itself being on the border of israel, lebanon, iraq, south of turkey, you're not going to be -- you cannot be the switzerland over the middle east. are going to have outside influences which usually exacerbate the situation and lengthen the time of the civil war. >> and so let's talk a little bit now, shifting the perspective, to the personal connections that you have to the house of assad. i would love for you to give us a...
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have we turned a corner with regards to the situation in syria? caller: it seems to me it is an important juncture, perhaps a crossroads. turning a corner might be going a bit far. president assad still has substantial military capabilities, quite a bit of support. he still has control of the capital. it is a little bit hard to say. clearly the risk and an upswing on the rebel side. -- there has been an upswing on the rebel side. i think there is momentum in favor of the rebels, but this still seems to be a conflict that can go on for a long time. host: if the regime fails, it president assad is forced out, who takes his place? caller: i think that is a major concern on all fronts. there is a great fear there could be anarchy and chaos. people in syria are well aware of what happened in neighboring iraq. there is a large number of people who are not necessarily tied to the government but are extremely frightened that there could be a bloodletting that was seen in neighboring iraq. host: your in beirut. you are obviously not allowed to travel easil
have we turned a corner with regards to the situation in syria? caller: it seems to me it is an important juncture, perhaps a crossroads. turning a corner might be going a bit far. president assad still has substantial military capabilities, quite a bit of support. he still has control of the capital. it is a little bit hard to say. clearly the risk and an upswing on the rebel side. -- there has been an upswing on the rebel side. i think there is momentum in favor of the rebels, but this still...
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power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident a person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which will echo region wide what it does is that opens the door now for much more direct intervention in the civil war it will mean a heavy weapons will come in contention even i think you could end up with a no fly zone it's really pretty much an open declaration of war against the outside regime one of the things that i think is difficult is trying to get really accurate reporting it seems as if the our sort of regime is sort of its back against the wall and yet at the same time it doesn't seem as if the opposition could really hold on to territory i mean this could be a long running thing this could g
power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast of the capital killing at least one person and injuring five in a separate incident a person was wounded following two more explosions near a court building in damascus where foreign policy experts see the warning signs of america recognizing the rebel coalition pushing syria deeper into a crisis which will echo region wide what it does is that opens...
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syria and egypt. >>> issue two. syrian nightmare. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> president obama this week warned the president of syria, bashar al-assad not to use syria's chemical weapons against his own people. rebel syrians are waging an offensive against other syrians, largely assad's government forces. unnamed u.s. officials say that syria has even gone so far as to load the precursor ingredients of sarin, a deadly nerve gas, into the aerial bombs. whether this activity is to protect the chemicals from advancing rebel forces, or for assad to actually use them against rebel forces, is not clear. as secretary of state hillary clinton points out. >> our concerns are that an increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons or might lose control
syria and egypt. >>> issue two. syrian nightmare. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> president obama this week warned the president of syria, bashar al-assad not to use syria's chemical weapons against his own people. rebel...
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saying with syria now as our reporters who were on the ground throughout the year recalled the events that shaped the country in two thousand and twelve. it became very apparent after a massive regional arab spring and in the wake of that the next type of a pro-democracy movement and a revolution or civil war was out of what was happening in syria when you see some politicians that are in the media focusing just compared them to assad cracking down on his people you think but what about the other guy on top of the politics and diplomacy there are facts that are simply too important to ignore. i remember i was a training session of the syrian football team and the coach was very angry with how his players were practice and he was shouting he was swearing from time to time and then i move my head like this just like this and i saw two helicopters flying at the very low altitude and firing we were each out of the hotel restaurant close to us there was a group for rich syrians playing cards from smoke and living life as usual and just the news before that as me and my colleagues were live
saying with syria now as our reporters who were on the ground throughout the year recalled the events that shaped the country in two thousand and twelve. it became very apparent after a massive regional arab spring and in the wake of that the next type of a pro-democracy movement and a revolution or civil war was out of what was happening in syria when you see some politicians that are in the media focusing just compared them to assad cracking down on his people you think but what about the...
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in syria the. part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands numb the last person will be pushing ahead this week seeking that amendment and coming up in the next part of the program hundreds of thousands of palestinians welcome home for. the leader of mass is on his first visit to gaza after years in exile calling on his supporters. for the region for the. next winter olympics. you can tell an ordinary russian. apologist. eight different food. different animals. my journey began in the big city was all shiny. and shopping much like any other prosperous russian. so.
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in syria then for a part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day is going to be the syrians. who are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a caught up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supply of course throughout the conflict in syria we see in an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry kidwell end up in the wrong hands nonetheless person will be pushing ahead this week thinking that amendment. u.s. is steadily approaching the fiscal cliff. do you know the fiscal cliff. do you think a lot of americans do you think most people are worried i think they are and i think that if i nor dildo buy nothing's really going to change because the economy think that he might think it'll change i just don't they're going to think about it. president asks if americans are prepared to say that's ahead. plus the russian city of sochi is ge
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syria was. land but now syria is. member of united nations. independent state. turkey has any rights. to intervene. in policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years you think to stick with the courses and every day. people young people. from both sides so. if i were. well she did turkey then think of syria or. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and instead turn their attention elsewhere syria the case in point but the likes of retired admiral in turkey believe the turkish ship is a person one should its present commanders continue on their prudent course even though it is them who. has the christmas spirit becoming an obsession to buy as much as you point out later. go back to church to read the bible to find free. remember what the holiday is supposed to be for i just think people should think that every year to be the best christmas ever. join or a half minutes later in the program that she hit the streets of new. that's late but now britain's and biting off less that but they can sure it seems as the cost of
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. >> a tense weekend in egypt and there was news from syria. the pentagon announced that it will send patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to turkey as part of a nato force. the aim is to protect turkish territory from potential missile attacks from syria. this comes as russia is backtracking on yesterday's statement that the opposition might actually win there. >> syrian forces bombing rebel positions on the turkish border earlier this year. the wounded brought across to the turkish side. syrian shells have landed on turkish territory itself also causing casualties. it could be vulnerable to serbian missile fire, turkey asked to protect against any such threat, we are deploying two patriot battalions here to turkey, along with the troops that are necessary to man those batteries. so that we can help turkey had a missile defense that they may very well need in dealing with threats that come out of syria. >> the american defense secretary announcing that the u.s. was joining germany and benevolence in providing patriot missiles. does this
. >> a tense weekend in egypt and there was news from syria. the pentagon announced that it will send patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to turkey as part of a nato force. the aim is to protect turkish territory from potential missile attacks from syria. this comes as russia is backtracking on yesterday's statement that the opposition might actually win there. >> syrian forces bombing rebel positions on the turkish border earlier this year. the wounded brought across to the...
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britain sets out to alter down the use ohms of bombing against syria saying it wants to pump more military hardware into the vaults or make sure. also a new arab spring revolution could be a ripening in the gulf and numerous opposition groups unite in kuwait drinking beer and dennis says i am based response and i've been the more intense street protests . on the british royal couple's drive expecting their first baby was mauled by a shocking nurse inside forming a radio prank call that i give public jumping down on the media's. russia under around the world this is with me viewed as a hello and welcome to the program and a tough standoff between egypt's leader mohamed morsi under thousand strong army of his opponents it looks like the president could throw in the towel finest most his aides claim there's a high chance one of the key opposition demands will be met that being a delay to an approaching referendum on a controversial islamic led constitution cairo based reporter belcher was at the presidential palace where scores protested of a night as you can probably see behind me there are
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syria was part of the land. now syria is. member of the next nation. independent state. and turkey hasn't any rights. to. syrian policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years in turkey you think. turkey steak which of course is an every day. people young people lost their life from both sides so. if i had to. stop the bloodshed in turkey then think of syria or. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and instead turn their attention elsewhere in syria the case in point but the likes of retired admiral believe the turkey is a cursed one should its present commanders continue on their current course it didn't go. that was the christmas spirit becoming an obsession so by much as you can find out a bit later and. go back to church and you read the bible to find free. to remember what the holiday is supposed to be for i just think people should think that every year has to be the best christmas ever enjoyed oftenest a bit later in the program here on r.t. she hits the streets. so approaching twenty minutes past the hour here mosc
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syria has used much of its considerable arsenal to crush the rebellion. hidden from view it is believed to have developed a chemical weapons program and there are reports of activity, prompting this uncompromising western message. >> we are concerned for the same reason the united states has. we have sent our own clear, private message directly to them about the serious consequences that would follow from the use of such weapons. >> those consequences are not been spelled out and syria has said it is no intention of using chemical weapons but the deployment of patriot missiles that will take weeks to arrive in turkey will not end this conflict. >> how serious is this koepp merkel wegmanchemical weapons t? thank you for coming. what is the risk that we're looking at here with these chemical weapons in syria? >> most have given up chemical weapons years ago. syria is one of the few that still has them and they have breast sophisticated arsenal. hundreds of tons of mustard gas and it has sarin, scud missiles, air dropped bombs, artillery and missiles. you're
syria has used much of its considerable arsenal to crush the rebellion. hidden from view it is believed to have developed a chemical weapons program and there are reports of activity, prompting this uncompromising western message. >> we are concerned for the same reason the united states has. we have sent our own clear, private message directly to them about the serious consequences that would follow from the use of such weapons. >> those consequences are not been spelled out and...
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in syria then. a part. of these twenty in fact for one another at the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to decide not britain france you know. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be deployed of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition and so there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands nonetheless britain will be pushing ahead this week seeking that amendment. one is coming your way in day out as close to making a huge leap in medical progress as it develops an affordable music scene that could save lives that are more aftershocks gray. day starts at five am earlier in the winter tending to his flock of story hundred sheep in the mountains and plains of t.v. thirty five years old it wasn't the life he dreamt of having studied accounting but he just and familiar dictated that he
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don't surprise or shock anybody and like in the case of iraq told this harm was done to syria with a substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic and. i'm talking of memories of twenty great program lined up for you tomorrow night over you will tell you more about that a bit later taking a break from the news next though your essential monthly technology update from our secret anyway very shortly after this break. a sacred place rising out of the waters of the lake the lawn ministry is home to one hundred fifty orthodox monks mostly younger than thirty five and they've come from many different places and backgrounds to live in isolation here spiritual life it takes up many hours on the road to becoming a monk requires both hard work and religious telly cation. salem's to become and has cattle as part of this preparation. however these beasts get a musical company. they can remember sound sequences you know they want this sound signals the flutes the herders had in the old days they needed them it wasn't just a fun thing but these meadows didn't come naturally requirin
don't surprise or shock anybody and like in the case of iraq told this harm was done to syria with a substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic and. i'm talking of memories of twenty great program lined up for you tomorrow night over you will tell you more about that a bit later taking a break from the news next though your essential monthly technology update from our secret anyway very shortly after this break. a sacred place rising out of the waters of the lake the lawn...
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to affect american relations with russia regarding afghanistan regarding missile defense regarding syria regarding iran these are very serious matters obama has continued the policy toward moscow begun by president clinton a democrat and continued by president bush a republican that policy is advancing nato toward russia's borders building missile defense on russia's borders interfering in russia's interim the politics most recently the street demonstrations this is the same policy that began twenty years ago with the soviet union. iran is rolling out of the big guns in the persian gulf . tehran undertakes massive navy drills in the strategic strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got the trouble comes calling a report after this break. so how much does it take to get into russian politics how many hours of hard work and how many patriotic deeds does it take to become one of the people who make the decisions and the world's largest country well i'll tell you how much it takes exactly seven point five million euros russia's federal investigative committee has a stablish that alleged
to affect american relations with russia regarding afghanistan regarding missile defense regarding syria regarding iran these are very serious matters obama has continued the policy toward moscow begun by president clinton a democrat and continued by president bush a republican that policy is advancing nato toward russia's borders building missile defense on russia's borders interfering in russia's interim the politics most recently the street demonstrations this is the same policy that began...
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rebels in syria claim they are making gains in their push towards damascus while the us is giving the opposition of granting it official approval. despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into. new h.d. studio center here in moscow this is the weekly look back in the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations unofficial tallies released by the islamist camp show a narrow majority backing the charter the opposition which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted the opponents were leading with a slim advantage truth has been following the voting in current. it's been a tense night here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution to limit the results of course the official ones will come out of the second round which indicates that it was a yes vote the muslim brotherhood together with the media outlet
rebels in syria claim they are making gains in their push towards damascus while the us is giving the opposition of granting it official approval. despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into. new h.d. studio center here in moscow this is the weekly look back in the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations...
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religious believes an ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the u.s. the u.k. and friends met in morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamist dominated entire south coalition has ties to the muslim brotherhood and cellophane is and their idea of freedom for syria what. it's a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of anna has always been the main motive of people's freedom. in what's seen as a symbolic attempt to distance themselves from terrorists in syria washington has designated one of the rebel groups all nusra a terrorist organization but the same syrian opposition that the u.s. supports welcomes the efforts of groups like al nusra the decision of considering one of the. factions fighting the regime is a terrorist organization should be reconsidered. this is a demonstration of support for in syria with people heard chanting we are students of osama. people here in washington don't seem to understand that
religious believes an ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the u.s. the u.k. and friends met in morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamist dominated entire south coalition has ties to the muslim brotherhood and cellophane is and their idea of freedom for syria what. it's a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of anna...
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in syria then. a part. of these twenty in fact for one another at the end of the day is going to be the syrians who are going to decide. from. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry kidwell end up in the wrong hands nonetheless person will be pushing ahead this week seeking that amendment. still ahead here in all t. tens of thousands of palestinians welcome their heroes the leader in exile of hamas is in gaza and calls on his supporters to keep up the resistance we also what this means for the region and the world. plus the russian city of sochi is gearing up to host the next winter olympics with preparations now in full swing that's coming up after a short break. a forty nine year old southern california man was brought in presid
in syria then. a part. of these twenty in fact for one another at the end of the day is going to be the syrians who are going to decide. from. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry kidwell end up in the wrong hands...
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the series looking back at twenty twelve we focus on the year in syria what it's meant for its people and the president to fail to bring peace to the country that's all ahead. egypt's president of mercy has made an attempt to ease political tensions in the country calling on the opposition to engage in dialogue but his offer was met with skepticism since it came shortly after the launch of investigation into his three top opponents and chief prosecutor is citing allegations that opposition leaders including nobel prize winner mohamed el baradei incited their supporters to topple merci only this week it was announced the divisive new constitution was approved by over sixty percent of egyptians to stage a referendum that was initially claims that is in this draft document in shrines sharia law only got a yes votes because of fraud only a clerk a world affairs contributor for britain's guardian newspaper explain to us why mercy doesn't feel secure even after winning the referendum. i think he wants to sort of deflect attention from the economy because the underlying problem plate the big
the series looking back at twenty twelve we focus on the year in syria what it's meant for its people and the president to fail to bring peace to the country that's all ahead. egypt's president of mercy has made an attempt to ease political tensions in the country calling on the opposition to engage in dialogue but his offer was met with skepticism since it came shortly after the launch of investigation into his three top opponents and chief prosecutor is citing allegations that opposition...
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moscow slams america's decision to recognize syria's opposition saying it puts the prospect of dialogue with risk. and president putin vows to cage the corrupt and says it's time for russians to seize the initiative in their country's development. this is r.t. with all the news that matters twenty four hours a day north korea has successfully launched a rocket defying warnings from its neighbors and the u.s. is the second attempt this year after a failure in april killing young says it sent a weather satellite into orbit but washington seoul and tokyo claim its testing long range missile technology. is threatened for sanctions and the north has violated international law as it's banned from conducting ballistic missile tests by the u.n. washington called the launch highly provocative on japan the once a tough response from the u.n. security council but antiwar campaign eric surat can pressuring pyongyang won't help but only talks can work. these are causes to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations have certainly russia has an
moscow slams america's decision to recognize syria's opposition saying it puts the prospect of dialogue with risk. and president putin vows to cage the corrupt and says it's time for russians to seize the initiative in their country's development. this is r.t. with all the news that matters twenty four hours a day north korea has successfully launched a rocket defying warnings from its neighbors and the u.s. is the second attempt this year after a failure in april killing young says it sent a...
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syria was part of the land but now syria is. a member of united nations. and independent state and turkey hasn't any rights on syria to intervene on syrian policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years interest and. we stay committed forces and every day tens of. people young people lost their life from both sides so. if i were in i don't. stop the bloodshed in turkey then think about syria or palestine. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and instead turn their attention elsewhere syria the case in point but the likes of retired admiral air turkey believe the turkish ship is a cursed one should its present commanders continue on the approved quarters even though. so is the christmas period becoming an obsession to buy as much as you can find out later in the park. or back to church to read the bible to find. to remember what the holiday is supposed to be for people to get every year to be the best christmas ever. dorry said do join or hop in its place in the park the streets of new york. but now britain's
syria was part of the land but now syria is. a member of united nations. and independent state and turkey hasn't any rights on syria to intervene on syrian policy internal issues there is a conflict for thirty years interest and. we stay committed forces and every day tens of. people young people lost their life from both sides so. if i were in i don't. stop the bloodshed in turkey then think about syria or palestine. yet turkish officials seem to skirt the issue of their internal problems and...
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and britain are increasingly building up a case against syria claiming it's preparing to use chemical weapons we look at whether the iraq lesson has been learned. meanwhile the u.k. is seeking to change the. help for the rebels is the aid could fall into the hands of radical islamists. a tragic turn in the coverage of the u.k. pregnancy with the suspected suicide of the focus of a media frenzy which some say has gone too far. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow the egyptian opposition's growing pressure on president morsi is starting to yield results following days of protests culminating in friday's massive march on the presidential palace signs have appeared that the islamist leader might give in to one of the key demands the controversial referendum on an islamic led constitution could be delayed but that still would not guarantee a resolution to the standoff as karo based reporter true explains. the president may see the referendum for spawn's here in egypt provided the opposition forces open dialogue with the president without precond
and britain are increasingly building up a case against syria claiming it's preparing to use chemical weapons we look at whether the iraq lesson has been learned. meanwhile the u.k. is seeking to change the. help for the rebels is the aid could fall into the hands of radical islamists. a tragic turn in the coverage of the u.k. pregnancy with the suspected suicide of the focus of a media frenzy which some say has gone too far. around the world on screen online international news and comment live...
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cannot say that there has been peace in europe since them in any case if we look further afield with syria the european union's policy get to a policy of the european union as an organization nevermind its member states as being in my view to fan the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way in which we can say that the european union as foster peace. result sort of stable situation on the european markets too is italy's technocrat leader today says his time in office will soon be up later than we look at what's in store for the ailing euro zone was simply no way out of the crisis. but next europe's military is taken over egypt's military has taken over the country's security and given powers of arrest in the run up to the referendum next week's votes being rejected by the opposition those unrepresentative and with calls to sage mass nationwide protests getting louder president morsi is trying to make more concessions but has an ease the tension is journalist bill true found out from cairo. this morning president mohamed morsi truck this
cannot say that there has been peace in europe since them in any case if we look further afield with syria the european union's policy get to a policy of the european union as an organization nevermind its member states as being in my view to fan the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way in which we can say that the european union as foster peace. result sort of stable situation on the european markets too is italy's technocrat leader...
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and the western warnings circling over syria's chemical weapons but thereby israel's got another worry on its mind that the arsenal could get into the hands of hezbollah for israel such as being controlled by what it considers to be a terrorist group would be a red line marcus papadopoulos is editor of politics first magazine he says the concerns are not groundless either. there's a very strong possibility that the syrian militants could very well acquire chemical weapons which of course would be catastrophic not just for syria but for the entire region it might be an inconvenient truth to many was western politicians but of course the islamists in syria who are largely representative of the militants they wouldn't hesitate to use them against syria's minorities and they certainly wouldn't hesitate to use them against israel so that so very important to stop the flow through the constant flow of weapons and cash into syria by us or to western states. to saudi arabia and qatar the israelis then not concerned that the syrian government would use chemical weapons against israel they are v
and the western warnings circling over syria's chemical weapons but thereby israel's got another worry on its mind that the arsenal could get into the hands of hezbollah for israel such as being controlled by what it considers to be a terrorist group would be a red line marcus papadopoulos is editor of politics first magazine he says the concerns are not groundless either. there's a very strong possibility that the syrian militants could very well acquire chemical weapons which of course would...
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and france worse because you know these are people who are time but arming the resistance in syria and pushing forward but not willing of course to arm the resistance in gaza so israel has had to sit tight or risk a lot more potentially now to take a look at some other news making headlines around the world this hour in the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has announced he is to run for office in next year's parliamentary elections the flamboyant seventy six year old tycoon says he wants to. lead the debt ridden country out of the financial crisis he stepped down in disgrace last year with italy on the brink of financial disaster and has since been convicted of tax fraud. the president of the philippines has declared a state of emergency as a deadly typhoon bopha is making its way back towards the country the storm claimed the lives of more than five hundred people earlier this week with tens of thousands left homeless authorities expect more heavy rains floods and landslides in the north east of the country. around two thousand protesters have rallied outside belfast ci
and france worse because you know these are people who are time but arming the resistance in syria and pushing forward but not willing of course to arm the resistance in gaza so israel has had to sit tight or risk a lot more potentially now to take a look at some other news making headlines around the world this hour in the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has announced he is to run for office in next year's parliamentary elections the flamboyant seventy six year old tycoon says...
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it will take no part in that regime change is his response to the two of syria's key rebel groups who demanded moscow apologizes for what he described as support. if an emotional response i understand that mr had tb is probably not very experienced in politics if he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interest to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information just lost so i'll repeat we're ready to talk to all opposition forces but we start from the premise that they should not only think about their own ambitions but also the fate of the syrian people and if they think there is russia could play a role in the country's tragedy they should meet our representatives with no preconditions national notice. well also getting an exclusive interview with the foreign minister more official thoughts on the substance of the syrian crisis is coming up in a couple of hours' time meanwhile our reporters were on the ground bringing you the real stories of the bloodshed that's tearing syria apart their experiences make up . vents that shaped twenty
it will take no part in that regime change is his response to the two of syria's key rebel groups who demanded moscow apologizes for what he described as support. if an emotional response i understand that mr had tb is probably not very experienced in politics if he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interest to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information just lost so i'll repeat we're ready to talk to all opposition forces but we start...
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well of course the west's interest in the conflict in syria isn't guided by democracy all of lore. it's guided by west by geo strategic objectives if it was if it was if it was concerned by shimon rights and democracy and the west would not have such a close relationship ship to saudi arabia which arguably has the most repressive rigid system in the world but i think yes we should be on guard it could be a pretext that but the west issues in concert believe america to intervene in syria i still think western military intervention is only is probably not going to happen but we should be on guard of course they did it in kosovo where they claimed one hundred thousand cars and airplanes being diverted by certain forces that never happens they claimed in the run up to the invasion of iraq the reasons for going in iraq had weapons of mass destruction nothing was found intervene in libya colonel gadhafi forces we were told were going to slaughter. thousands and thousands of libyan civilians there was never any evidence for that so yes it could be a pretext but i think which is they'll be
well of course the west's interest in the conflict in syria isn't guided by democracy all of lore. it's guided by west by geo strategic objectives if it was if it was if it was concerned by shimon rights and democracy and the west would not have such a close relationship ship to saudi arabia which arguably has the most repressive rigid system in the world but i think yes we should be on guard it could be a pretext that but the west issues in concert believe america to intervene in syria i still...
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and don't surprise anybody like in the case of iraq all this harm was done to syria and the substantial how the outside is on the guise of democratic and. let's take a look at some more headlines making news around the world this hour gunfire during anti-government protests near the western iraqi city of ramadi has left two people wounded bodyguards for the iraqi deputy prime minister fired the shots several reports say he was hit in the face with a bottle as he gave a speech during the rally there have been more than a week of protests which have seen sunni muslims protest against what they see as a second class treatment from the shia led government. u.n. secretary general ban ki moon has urged india's authorities to take action to protect women after twenty three year old student died after being gang raped the victim's body was cremated in new delhi the attack then sparked days of riots with protesters demanding harsher penalties for acts of violence against women six suspects are currently being held over the assault they could face the death penalty if convicted. in a landslide in
and don't surprise anybody like in the case of iraq all this harm was done to syria and the substantial how the outside is on the guise of democratic and. let's take a look at some more headlines making news around the world this hour gunfire during anti-government protests near the western iraqi city of ramadi has left two people wounded bodyguards for the iraqi deputy prime minister fired the shots several reports say he was hit in the face with a bottle as he gave a speech during the rally...